Ill. Judge Questions Bid To Block 340B Drug Discount Law

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge seemed hesitant Wednesday to halt a state law barring drugmakers from trying to impose restrictions on pharmacies under contract with a federal drug pricing discount program, saying the state seems to be maximizing public health in an area the statute doesn't address.

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Chicago Mayor Pitches Return Of $25-Per-Worker Corp. Tax

By Michael Nunes

The mayor of Chicago released a $17.6 billion budget plan Wednesday that includes the return of a tax on corporations for every employee at large firms, as well as increasing tax rates on sports betting and leased property.

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Marex Says Developer Sank CME Ventures Investment Deal

By Celeste Bott

Financial services firm Marex Capital Markets and two of its executives have sued a British software developer in Illinois federal court, alleging the developer sabotaged a potential investment by CME Group's venture capital arm in Marex's options-trading platform by secretly accusing them of stealing trade secrets, committing fraud and violating exchange rules.

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Wind Groups Say DOD Continues To Freeze Project Reviews

By Tom Lotshaw

Renewable energy backers asked an Oregon federal judge to enforce an injunction that blocked the U.S. Department of Defense from suspending reviews of proposed wind energy projects, arguing it has continued to miss deadlines and maintain an unlawful freeze on project reviews.

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Playground Cos. Delay Deal Pending FTC Trial Eyed For March

By Bryan Koenig

Playground equipment makers PlayPower and BCI Burke have agreed to hold off on consummating their merger pending a Federal Trade Commission antitrust trial in California federal court eyed for "no later than March 15, 2027."

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Beauty Co.'s $8M Refund Bid Axed For Misnomer On Returns

By Kat Lucero

An Illinois federal judge dismissed a skin care corporate group's $8.3 million tax refund suit, finding she lacked jurisdiction to review its amended returns claiming business deductions because those filings did not use the company's new name after a 2018 merger.

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WWE Sued Over Wrestler's Lap Dance For Off-Duty Cop

By Gina Kim

World Wrestling Entertainment was sued in Illinois state court by a Cook County sheriff's officer who says he was subjected to an unwanted sexualized lap dance by wrestling star Kenneth Crawford during the broadcast of Monday Night Raw, despite never agreeing to be made a participant in the show.

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Amazon Says Chinese Videos Reveal TM Suit Payout Scheme

By Ivan Moreno

Amazon has told a Chicago federal judge that it found Chinese-language videos and social media posts in which a China-based operator describes using federal lawsuits to release money from frozen seller accounts, offering a possible explanation for court-ordered transfers the e-commerce giant has challenged in more than a dozen trademark cases.

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Target Is 'Healthwashing' Electrolyte Drink Powder, Suit Says

By Gina Kim

Target is accused of "healthwashing" its Up & Up brand electrolyte drink powder supplement mix by labeling it as though it's sugar-free, despite the presence of allulose, an ingredient the Seventh Circuit recently confirmed is a sugar, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Illinois federal court.

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Wachtell Lipton Guides Abbott Nutrition Spinoff

By Nate Beck

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz guided healthcare company Abbott in a plan to spin off its nutrition business into an independent, publicly traded company anchored by brands such as adult supplement Ensure and infant formula Similac.

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The Law360 Pulse Leaderboard: A Look At The Top Firms

By Rachel Reimer

What makes a firm stand out in the ever-changing legal landscape? Here's a peek at the 2026 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — the firms that can demonstrate excellence on measures of prestige and the reach and capability of their legal practice.

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Watchdog Can Pursue Jackson Walker Fees, Judge Says

By Clara Geoghegan

The U.S. Trustee's Office has standing to pursue millions of dollars in fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP in cases assigned to a judge who was in an undisclosed romantic relationship with one of the firm's ex-partners, a Texas bankruptcy court has concluded.

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6th Circ.'s Sutton Floats Class Action Limits At Judiciary Panel

By Jeff Overley

An influential federal judge is proposing new restrictions on class actions that aim to broadly block government policies, judiciary advisers heard at a Wednesday gathering, which also explored transparency ideas affecting legal finance and hard-to-access court records in the red-hot realm of immigration litigation.

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Ex-Employee Of Seyfarth Client Drops Suit Over Data Breach

By Craig Clough

A Texas woman who filed a proposed class action against Seyfarth Shaw LLP over a data breach voluntarily dropped the claims Tuesday without prejudice, according to a filing in Illinois federal court. 

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DOJ Moves To Remove Minn. Judges From Immigration Cases

By Britain Eakin

A top U.S. Department of Justice official has moved to disqualify two Minnesota federal judges from immigration cases, arguing that interviews they gave to The New York Times about the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts suggest they can't be impartial.

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FBI Says Fired Agents Acted In Politicized Manner

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Lawyers for the government argued in a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday that an unfair firing suit from two former FBI agents should be tossed because they worked in a politicized manner on the "Arctic Frost" investigation into President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.

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Sen. Blackburn Clears Path For Trump's Tenn. Court Nominee

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has returned her blue slip for a judicial nominee for the Eastern District of Tennessee after an apparent delay.

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​​​​​​​Mamdani Taps Top Judicial Adviser Amid New Ethics Reforms

By Andrea Keckley

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday that he has appointed a lawyer from the New York University School of Law's Brennan Center for Justice to lead his judicial advisory committee as the mayor's office unveils new reforms to the city's judicial selection process.

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McCarter Beats Estate's Bid To Start $9.75M Interest Clock

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut state court judge has blocked a mall developer's family from filing a formal offer to settle a malpractice suit against McCarter & English LLP for $9.75 million, standing by a November 2025 decision to pause the case while similar litigation proceeds to trial.

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